SINGAPORE: A Singaporean teenager facing jail time over a video criticizing the late Lee Kuan Yew was remanded in custody for the second time on Thursday, with the drama heightened after he was slapped by a stranger outside the courthouse.

Amos Yee is facing three charges including for actions that hurt religious feelings after he attacked the 91-year-old political patriarch in an eight-minute, expletive-laden YouTube video, and launched a tirade against Christianity.

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